Machine for manufacturing glassware.



F. O'NEILL. MACHINE FOR- MANUFACTURING GLASSWARE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7, 1912.

Patnted July. 20, 1915.

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APPLICATION HLED DUI. I, 1912.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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INVENTQR F. O'NEILL.

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING GLASSWARE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7,1912.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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' INVENTOR W'TNESSES FRANK O'NEILL, F TOLEDO, OHIO.

MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING GLASSWARE.

' Specification of Letters Patent. Pat'ent ed JlIly 20, 1915.

Application filed December 7, 1912. Serial No. 735,410.

To all whom it may concern: v v Be it known that I, FRANK ONEILL, a resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for ManufacturingGlassware. of. which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a machine for pressing glass articles which may be fully formed bysiieh pressing. or only partially formed thereby and completed by blowing or other shape-imparting manipulation, allas well known in the art.

One object of the invention is to provide automatic means for performing a complete cvele of operations. whereby when the machine is set in motion following the placing of a quota of molten glass in a mold which is'in receiving or charging position the mold is advanced to pressing position. such movement also advancing the preceding mold from pressing position. After the charged moldreaches pressing position the pressing plunger is=lowered thereinto and from that position it may be instantly retracted. or such retraction may follow an appreciable pause of the plunger within the mold. as may he desired. The final operation of the cycle results in placing all of the parts again in starting position. \Vhile a 7 complete cycle of operationsincludes the several operations thus generally referred to. the invention is not restricted thereto as the several mechanisms by which such operations are performed may be variously employed or grouped. The invention includes mechanisms of novel construction for severing a quota of glass from the gather; for actuating the mold carrier; and for operatingvthe pressing plunger. I

Also included in the invention are sundry valves. valve actuating devices. and connections for admitting and exhausting compressed air which actuates the sundry valves. and devices for accompl shing the several.

operations to .which reference has been made.

in the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 is :1 view of .the machine in elevation looking in tlie d ii e( -tion of arrow 1-1 of Fig. 3, portions of tl e mechanism being shown in section. and Fig. 2 is an elevation partly in section lookingin the direction of arrow Fig. 3 is a top plan of the.

2 2 of Fig. v machine, and Fig. 4 is a sectional plan on line 4- 1 of Fig. 1-. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the lower portion of the machine looking in the direction of arrow-5-5 0f Fig. 4'. Figs. 6, 7 8 and 9' are detail views of the initial valvemechanismand the glass shear ing mechanism. Fig. 9, being a section oi the valve mechanism taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 7. Figs. 10, 11, 1'2 and 13 illustratedetails of the valve mechanisms which control the operation of the pressing plunger, Figs. 12 and 13 being sections taken on lines 1:2.12 and 13-13, respectively. of Fig. 10. Fig. 14 is a sectional plan of the valves which are operated by the mold advancing meclianism. Figs. 15 and 1. are vertical sections on lines 15-15 and 1(' 16. respectively. of Fig. 14-. Fig. 17 is a side elevation of: one of the valvesshown in Fig. 14. Figs. 18 and 19 are sectional detail views of the valve which controls the movement of tb' illOld'fiC- tuating mechanism. Fig. 19 being taken. on

line 1.919 of Fig. 18. Fig. is a sectional" several pipes containing compressed. air in. such position being shown in full. lines. and" the pipes not then under pressure indotted lines. 7

Referringto the.tlrawings, 2 designates the base on which the machine is mounted and from which rises a central column 3.,

The lower portion of the columnflis enlarged to provide an annular ledge for bearing 4 of horizontal carrier-actuating plate 5, and

superposed on a ball. bearing on this plate is carrier or table.6 for molds 7. all as-shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The mechanism for intermittently rotating carrier 6 by means of plate 5 will be presently described.

(llass severing m-eckrmism.-The invention as here embodied includes mechanism for severing a quota of molten glass from agather, the molds. successively. being positioned beneath such mechanism to receive the severed glass. Referring to Figs. 1. 2. 3 and 6, it willbe seen the cooperating shear blades 8 of'the severing mechanism are pivoted at 9 to the under side of shelf or bracket 9 projecting from column 3. the shears being actuated by piston 10 in c vlin der 11 secured to the under side of bracket- 9, rod 10 of the piston carrying a cross head 12 which is connected to the rear e:\' tremities of the shears by links 12-. The

shears may be of any desired construction. As here shown the shear arms are provided with the blade elements 8.

Air under pressure for the shear operating cylinder is-controlled by valve 14, Figs.

1, 6, 7, 8, 9 and The piston 15 of said valve carries at one end crank arm 16 from which projects pin 16. Air is communicated to valve 14 through pipe 17 leading from the compressed air main 18 above and extending downwardly lntocolumn 3. Also extending from valve 14 are pipes 19 and 20, the forlner leading to the outer .end of cylinder 11, and pipe 20 to the inner end thereof, Figs. 6 and 21. Piston ,15 is ported circumferentially at 21, Fig. 7, to receive air from pipe 17, with branch ports 21'- adapted to register with pipes 19 and.2l for pipe '20. Piston 15 is formed with the axial exhaust port'22, Figs. 7 and 9, with branch 22. thereof for pipe 19 and branch 22" for pipe 20, the arrangement being such that when air is being communicated to one end i of cylinder 11 the opposite end is open to the exhaust, and vice versa. In the positions shown in Figs. 6 and 7 the air pressure ls-in communication with the inner end of cylinder ll'with the outer end open to the exhaustand with shears 8 open, while in Figs. 8 and 9 the parts are in a reverse position,

' the valve having been turned to the full line position of Fig. 8 by the operator bearing on pin 16 with the glass gathering punty A, thereby severing the gather at B, the proper quota B of molten glass dropping into mold 7.

The depression of valve arm 16' by the gathering pontil causes the first of a cycle of operations of the machine to be per- "formed, and causes the other operations to be performed in order, such operations being accomplished, in the main, by the mold carrier actuating mechanism and the plunspring-raised bolt 25, Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 20,.

which is adapted to engage, successively, holes or sockets 6 in the carrier. For retracting the bolt from engagement with the carrier its headed lower end 25 is adapted to be embraced by fork 26 on the upper end of piston rod 27 the piston thereof being movable vertically in cylinder 28 mounted on base 2. The air connections for said cylinder for raising and lowering fork 26 will be presently described.

Beneath plate 5 is horizontal power cylinder 30 having its piston 30' connected to the elongated rod 31, the outer end of the rod being connected to piston 32 of cushioning cylinder 32, all as clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 5, cylinders 30 and 32 being supported on base 2 by posts or uprights A head 34 on rod 31 is connected by link 35 .with the under side of plate 5. The travel of piston rod 31 is such as to move plate 5 and carrier 6 a distance corresponding to the distance between the centers of adjacent molds 7. Vhen rod 31 is in starting position, as in Fig. 4, bolt 25 is in engagement with carrier 6 and is positioned forwardly from the bolt retracting fork 26 a distance corresponding to the space between adjacent mold centers. The forward movement of rod 31 advances plate 5 and with it bolt 25 and carrier 6 a fifth of a revolution, placing the headed end 25' of the bolt in the then elevated fork26, and before'rod 31 is retracted by the backward movement of piston 30' fork 26 and bolt 25- are lowered by cylinder 28 so that carrier 5 may move backwardly free of the carrier, bolt 25 being thereby moved out of alinement with socket 6 before it disengages fork 26, but after such disengagement it bears upwardly on the under side of the carrier and on the completion of the backward movement of plate 5 it reaches and enters the next socket 6'. The carrier is locked. in its advanced position by bolt 36 located therebeneath and movable vertically by lever 37, the bolt engaging one of a circular series of sockets 36, Fig. 2, in the carrier.

Air is admitted to and exhausted from the outer end of cylinder30 through pipe 40, and the opposite end of the cylinder is similarly served by pipe 41, pipes 40 and 41 extending from valve 42, Figs. 2 and 21. Piston 43 of this valve carries-arm 44 which is connected to lever 37, and the latter, in turn, is operated by piston rod .45 ofcylinder 45. The upper end of cylinder 45.. receives and exhausts air through pipe 46 which branches from pipe 19 that connects valve 14 with the outer end of cylinder 11, and the lower endof cylinder is served by branch 47' of pipe 47. The connections of pipes 47 will be presently described.

From the foregoing it will be seen that upon admitting air through pipe 19 to the outer end of cylinder 11, Fig. 21,- for operating shears 8, air isat the same time conducted through pipe 46 to the upper end of cylinder 45, thereby depressing its piston rod 45' and lowering lever 37. The downward movement of this lever retracts the carrier-locking bolt 36and at the same time turns piston 43 of. valve 42 into position to pass air from branch 48 of .main 18 into pipe 1 46 which leads to'the outer end of cvlinder 30. The air in pipe 40 extends through branch 40" into the lower end of cylinder 28, thereb raising fork 26 into the path "of bolt 25 w icli. is advanced toward it by the the carrier-moving mechanism from its ac tuating mechanism so that the latter will be free for its return movement.

Valve 4'2, shown in detail. in Figs. 18 and I9, is of the same general type as valve 11. Its piston ii-is ported circumferentially at 4!) to maintain-constant communication with compressed air connectionv 48,, and with branch 49' thereof adapted to establisli comnrunication with pipe ill-extending to oneeiid' of cylinder 30, and with another branch 4:9" for establishing communication with pipe 41 leading to the opposite end'of. said cylinder. Piston 43 is formed withaxial exhaust port 50. branch "thereof being adapted to communicate with pipe 40, with another branch 50" for exhausting pipe 41.

Pres-ably plunger mechanism. An arm or bracket projecting from column 3, Figs. 1.2 and 3, supports'cylinder 56 with piston 56' thereof secured to sleeve 57, and with rod 58 extending through the sleeve and carrying plunger 59. Sleeve 57 carries the usual spring plate and mold cover 60 which yieldingly supported on head 57' of sleeve 57 by bolts 61 and sprin'gsfil. To afford plunger rod 58 a yielding movement within sleevefi? in order to compensate for variations in the quantity of glassin the mold, sleeve 57 carries at "its upper'end a cage 62 through which rod 58 extends, with spring (iitccnfined in the cage above stop 58 on rod 58. Thus. although sleeve 57 moves positively with piston 56 and hencehas the same vertical throw each time it operates, the plunger and plunger i'od'may yield upwardly and thus compensate for variations.

in the amount of glass being pressed.

, Valve .65 for controlling the movements of the plunger is illustrated in detail in Figs. 10 to 13. also Fig. 21. Air is'communicated to valve 65 through pipe 66 leading from the compressed air main 18, and said valve is connected-to the upper end of cylinder 56 hi pipe 67 and to its lowerend-by pipe 68.

Piston 69 of valve 65' is ported circumferentially at 7O. Fig. 10, to maintain coinirruinication with the air inlet 66, with a branch 70' adapted to communicate with pipe 67 leading to the top of c v1in der 56 and another branch 70" for communicating with pipejGS extending to the bottom of said cylinder. Valve 69 is formed with the axial exhaust port 71 which has branches 71" and 71 adapted, respectively, to communicate with pipes 67 and 68.

Valve 65 is operated automatically in reverse directions by air pressure which is controlled by the movement of thenioldcarrier actuating. rod 31. To accomplish this, valve pistonj69 is provided at one end' with the oppositely projecting .wiings '72 and 72', Figs. 1, 13 and 21. For holding-the plunger raised as" in Figs. 1, 2 and 21, wing 72 is tilted upwardly and wing72' downwardly, wing 72' being raised by piston 73 of cylinder 73, while the position of valve 65is reversed by piston 74' of cylinder 74- raising wing 72. A pipe 75 extends from cylinder 73 to a valve 78, and a pipe extends from cylinder 741 to valve 7 7.

The control ofthe pressing mechanism by the movement of the carrier actuating rod 31 is effected by ineans of the two above mentioned valves77 and 78, Figs. 5 and 1-1 to '17, inclusive. The pistons 79' and 80, respectively, of valves 77 and 78 are operated by av trip or knocker 81 projecting downwardly from head '34! on rod 31 which is adapted to engage arms 82 and 82 on piston and similar arms 83 and 83 on piston 79. Two pipes 84 and-85 extend from compressed air main 18 to valve 77, while valve 7 8 is connected to said main by pipe86.

The ports of valve pistons 79 and 80am shown in Figsli to-17. Piston SOof-va-lve 4 78 is ported at, 80' to connect pipes-86 "and 7 5' when the machine is' in position to start a cycle of operations, as in Figs. 5,14, and 15, also Fig. 21, the air thusadmitted topipe '75 entering the bottom of cylinder 73 and holdingpiston rod 73 thereof and wing 72 of valve '65 raised A port 7 9 in piston-'79,.

Fig. 14, is at the same time maintaining pipes 84 and 76 out of register, excludingair from cylinder 74 which operates on valve 65 oppositely. to cylinder 73. At the same time another port'79" in piston 7 9 maintains pipes 85 and 47 out of register, Fig. 15, therebv excludin air from said-pi e 47.

Pipe -17 extends to a cylinder 87 whichhas its piston 87' arranged to lift tail-piece 88 on piston 15 of 'valve 14, Figs. 7, 8 and 9,

for restoring said valve to normal or starting.

position after it has been moved from such position by gathering iron A depressing crank 16.

Val 0e operationsresulting from movement of piston rod 31.-Upon the forward movement of piston rod 31, knockerSl first engages arm 82. of the piston of valve 78, Figs. 5 and 21, and rocksthe piston sufiiciently to close communication between pipes 86 and 75 with ithe branched piston port 80 establishing; communication between pipe 75 and the atmosphere through-exhaust port- 78 and valve 78, Fig. 15, thus'leaving piston rod 73' and wing 72 of valve 65 free to lower from the position shown in Fig. 1. Continuing its forward traverse, rod 31,en gages arm 8 of the piston of valve 79, there by rotating the piston sufficiently to estab lish communication between pipes 84and 76, and between pipes 85 and 47. The air thus admitted to pipe 76 raises iston. rod 74' and wing 72 of valve 65, tliereby reversing the position of said valve from that shown in Fig. 13, and so placing its ports as to admit air through pipe 67 to the top of cylinder 56 and exhausting air from the bottom of said cylinder through pipe 68, thereby depressing the plunger actuating piston 56, and causing plunger 59 to press the article within mold 7.

The above described movement of valve 77, which operates valve 65 to cause the depression of plunger piston 56', also establishes communication between pipes 85 and 47, and air flowing through the latter is communicated through branch 47 intothe bottom of cylinder 45, Fig. 21, and continuing through pipe 47 the air pressure lifts piston 87, Figs. 6 to 9,and'thereby restores valve 14 to its normal'or starting position. The elevating of piston rod 45 resulting from admission of air to cylinder 45 through the branch pipe 47 raises lever"37- and restores valve 42 to its normal or starting position, as in Figs. 2, 18, 19 and 21, in which posltlon communication is again established between branch 48 of the compressed air main 18 and pipe 41 leading to the inner end of cylinder 30, thereby causing piston rod. 31 to reverse its movement. And 'upon such reverse movement knocker 81 first engages arm 83 of the piston of valve 77, closing off the supply of air from pipes76 and 47, and finally on its backward movement knocker 81 engages arm 82 of the piston of valve 78 and rotates the lattersufliciently to re-establish communication between pipes 86 and 75. Valves 77 and 78 are thus restored to normal or starting position, and with air again admitted to pipe 75 it passes to cylinder 73, thereby raising piston rod 73' .and shifting valve into starting position, admitting airto the bottom of cylinder 56 and thereby raising piston 56, the upper end of the cylinder ex'- hausting through pipe 67 The entire mechanism is thus restored to the normal or starting position in which it is shown in the several figures of thedrawings.

lllca'nsfor withdrawing plunger 59 from the mold-Two mechanisms areemployed for accomplishing this, operation, one of which operates much more quickly than the other. This provision is had for the reason that in pressing certain kinds of glass articles it is desirable to quicklyalm0st instantlyretractthe pressing plunger, while-for othenwork it is desirable that the plunger remain Within the mold in full pressing position for an appreciable time. The slower of the two methods is that above described, in' which valve 65 remains inplunger-pressing position from the time valve7'7 isoperated by the forward traverse of knocker 81 until said rod and the knocker almost complete their backward traverse when the operation of valve 78 results in admitting air to pipe and therebyreversing the piston of valve 65 through the medium of piston rod 73. 1

For instantly retracting plunger 59 valve 75 in pipe 75, Figs. 10, 11, 12 and 21, is closed, and the reverse or backward move ment of valve 65 into the position for effecting the raising of piston 56 is accomplished through the medium of supplemental valve which is provided with the notched actuating head 91, which head is operated by step 92 projecting from spring cage 62 93 being provided with the valve '93. Stop 92 is arranged to open ,valve 90 just as the plunger actuating piston 56 is completing its downward movement, and with valve 93' open and valve 75 closed air is'admitted to cylinder 7 3 immediately upon the completion of the pressing stroke which immediately reverses valve 65 and at once raising piston 56', withdrawing the plunger from the mold. The above described mechanism for lifting the plunger is rendered inoperative by'closing valve 93, with the slower operation accomplished by opening valve 75.

Mold discharging mechanism.-Upo1i each advance of mold carrier 6 the mold 7 con taining the pressed article is advanced from its position beneath the plunger, as in Fig. 2, and eachmold containing avpressed article is, in turn, positioned over a vertically moving spring-depressed barv 95, Fig. 1, which is raised by depressing the-foot treadle' 96, Figs. 1, 3, and 4. Upward movement of bar 95 lifts the moldbottom or valve 7', Fig. -1, raising the pressed article 'so that it may Joe readily removed, as in dotted'lines, Fig. 1.

From the foregoing description, takenin connection withthe drawings, it-will be 18', and pipe 93 leading to cylinder 73, pipe f Mimi) llllii ing is required of an operator other than to adjust valves 75' and 93 for either a quick or a more deliberate withdrawal of the connections with opposite'ends of the cylinder with one of said connections normally open for holding the plunger retracted; means actuated by the carrier-advancing mechanism during its "carrieradvancing movement for operating"valve 65 to close said normally open cylinderconnection and means operated by the carrier-actuating mechanism during the same movement of the latter for operating valve 65 and thereby admitting fluid to the cylinderfor causing the plunger to move to pressing position,

and means actuated by the reverse movement of the carrier-actuating mechanism for restoring the parts actu'atedthereby tothe respective positions occupied by them at the inception of the carrier-advancing movement. I

2. In a glass forming machine, the combia cylinder and piston for operating the same, valve l-l having fluid connectionswith said cylinder, piston and cylinder a5 with the upper end of'the latter and one end :of the shears operating cylinder connected to valve 14 for receiving fluid pressure therefrom simultaneously, molds, a mold carrier, fluidpressure actuated carrier-advancing mechanism, valve 77 actuated by the latter with said valve connected to the lower end of cylinder 45,"valve 42controlling the'passag'e of fluid pressure to the carrieradvancing mechanism, and means connecting'the piston of cylinder 45 and valve/l2 for operating the latter. I 3. In a glass forming machine, the combination of an intermittently movable mold carrier, molds thereon adapted, successively,

to "be placed in forming position, forming mechanism movable .to and from mold-cooperating position,

-thepiston the latter, means actuated by the piston or causing the forming mechanism to move into operative rela-' tion with the mold, and meansactuatedby said piston for retracting the forming mech- 'anism.

'4. In a glass forming machine, the ,combination of a rotatable mold carrier, acylinder, a piston and.'piston vrod movable in' the cylinder, means operatively connecting the piston rod and carrier durin one reciprocation of the piston w th sai parts disengaged during the reverse reciprocation ger from the mold.

a cylinder and piston, bination of nected' to the plunger,

of the cylinder,

ating means in a reversedirection, and;

means actuated by said piston rod fora estoring the initial valve to startingposition.

5. In a glass forming machine, the coin-' 'bination of a mold carrier, molds thereonadapted, successively, tobe placed in form'- operatively connecting the piston and carrier for intermittently. moving thellattenzvertically movable forming mechanism,

compressed air'actuated means for actuating the forming mechanism in reverse directions, and a-reversely movable valve actuated in reverse directions by the-opposite movements of said piston for controlling said compressed'air actuated means.

' 6. In a glass forming machine, the com-. bination of a mold carrier, molds thereon adapted, successively, to be placed in 'fornE ing position, a cylinder and piston, means operatively connecting the" piston and carrier for intermittently moving the latter, vertically movable forming mechanism adapted to coiiperate .With the molds, compressed air actuated means for operating the forming mechanism, and two valves adapted tobe acti'iatedbysaid piston, one valve operatively connected to the forming mechanism actuating means for controlling the' flow of fluid for depressing the forming mechanism, and the otherjv'alve operatively connected to the forming mechanism actuating means for controlling the flow'of fluid .for raising theiforming mechanism.

7. In a glass forming machine, the 'combination of a mold, a plunger, plunger actuating means, and mechanisms operative interchangeably for causing either a quick or a more gradualwithdraival of the plun- 8. In a glass forming machine, the com a mold, a plunger, a cylinder and piston with the piston o'peratively conairadmitting and exhausting connections-for the opposite ends a valve controlling said'confor actuating-the valve in nections, means direction 'to causdlthe -loivering of the plunger, and twomeans operative interchange ably for actuating the valve to raise the one of said valve-operating means effecting thewithdrawal of the plunger immediately upon the latter entering the mold and the other-of said. means efi'ecting the raising of the. plunger after it has remained in the-mold an appreciable time.

n n I b n ing position, a cylinder and. piston, means- -9. In a glass forming machine, thecombination of an intermittently movable mold carrier, a device and means for moving said device in reverse directions,va bolt mounted on said device-and adapted to engage the carrier for moving thelatter with said device during the movement in one direction of the piston, a retractor engaged by the bolt at the completion of each forward movement of the carrier, a cylinder and 4 piston with the piston operating to move the retractor, and means folcontrolling the admission and exhaust of air to said cylinder.

10. In a glass forming machine, the'comcarrier, a cylinder and piston, an oscillating device actuated by the piston for advancing the carrier, a vertically movable springbination of an intermittently movable mold raised boltcarried by said device and adapt ed to engage the carrier, air, admittin' and exhausting pipes for opposite ends 0 said cylinder, a bolt retractor engaged by the bolt upon the completion of each forward movement of the carrier, a cylinder and piston with the piston connected to said retractor, and branch ipes connecting the opposite ends of said ast mentioned cylinder with the pipes which extend to opposite ends of the carrier-actuatin cylinder.

-In testimony whereof I a X my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK ONEILL. Witnesses H. L. Cnonnn'r'r, W; T. Hnx'rsMAN. 

